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Apsana Begum vs Stuart Anderson

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Apsana Begum
Apsana Begum
Lab Poplar and Limehouse
vs
Photograph of Stuart Anderson
Stuart Anderson
Con South Shropshire

Voting alignment

Apsana Begum and Stuart Anderson voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 861 shared comparable votes.

37 same votes 824 different votes 861 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
8 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 14% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
55 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 105 shared votes
52 Aye 53 No
27 Aye 17 No
Benefits 5% aligned 44 shared votes
15 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 10 No
Energy 3% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 8 No
Housing 3% aligned 31 shared votes
7 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
81 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 126 shared votes
45 Aye 81 No
20 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 18 No
Defence 0% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 21 No
Trade 0% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

69.4 %
3 % below average
Rank 440 of 649
Participation
76.3 %
4 % above average
Rank 281 of 649
1,141
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,253
1,643 eligible divisions
598
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
605
48.3 % of votes cast
543
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
648
51.7 % of votes cast
22
1.9 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

76
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 650
Appearances
65
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 650
86
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 650
Contributions
111
-27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,215,832
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,320,074
all imported IPSA years
£255,110
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£303,089
34 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Benefits
57 of 68 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#2
Energy
42 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 44 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
145 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 46 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 23 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 39 8 Sep 2025
Housing
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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